Hey Rashi-
In that post about the deflated balloon of niceness, you talked about the two kinds of people that you generally are mean to. I agree that jerks are annoying and detrimental to the site, but I respectfully disagree with your statement that
"An example of this is the recent posts that say something along the lines of 'I like this girl, but she doesn't like me.' [...] All it does is waste space on the main page, where something really juicy could be placed. As such, I am likely to, in these topics, post something that I consider at the time to be witty and intentionally lacking any real constructive value - after all, if the OP does not extend that courtesy, why should I?"
Nobody used to care about that- Way back in December, the guy I liked publicly humiliated me. I was mortified, but I kept going, and that evening, I posted about it on tangst.
I'm sorry if this has been posted about way too much, but it had to be said. If we can't 'whine' here, where can we go?
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06:46:37 PM
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First off, I would like to congratulate myself for posting my first topic as an admin. However, I think I really need to speak to a more experienced one, as there must be an easier way of doing this - what I just did was copy the post from the comment section, posted it to the main page, and then deleted it. But I think I almost totally fucked Tangst over in the process. Any help here would be great.
And with that, my response:
I think there is a difference between your example, which is really horrible by the way - that guy should have his balls cut off. Nothing is worse than public humiliation. Right, but back on topic, there is a difference between your example and the whiny posts of which I speak. You see, in your example, something actually happened. The fact that you still held your head high and kept going means that I gained some amount of respect for you. You are not letting the effects of some asshole take control of you without a fight - this is a good thing, and as we all sometimes need to vent, I would have likely posted in a sympathetic manner in your topic.
But, for example, the recent post in which the OP said, "i need to lose 30 pounds" I would not be sympathetic. Or rather, I would have, until I saw this:
"Go fuck yourself pchis.
it's called laziness, and i love it more than i hate being fat. that doesn't mean i don't want to lose weight.
it should just happen without me having to do any work. yes."
It is that sort of thing that pisses me off. The fact that the OP recognized a problem, and yet blatantly refused to address it at all, except make some whiny post, where he was probably just squabbling for attention, on Tangst.
I hope you see the difference. If not, speak up, and I will try to clarify some more.
op, i don't mind if you rant or blow off steam here. its why i came, and im glad to see it done. keep it going.
The problem, rashi, does not lie with any ambiguity of your rationale. The problem, is with your rationale. I believe that it speaks for itself, as I will do what you dislike, and choose not to expound on this.
You may continue to do as you wish. However, as you are anonymous, I certainly do not need to answer to you, and do not complain about my being "mean" if it is in response to one of your innane, superficial topics.
can't we all just disagree and be okay with that?
The problem with Rashi, as I see it, is that he is a new admin.
As a result, he feels the need to kind of tell people what to do when he really shouldn't.
I mean, like somewhere down on this page he told someone that "he would go postal" if he saw someone else correcting grammar. He says that the person who posted the thing to PChis was out of line. In the religion post (which I am not done reading yet, but when I saw it I felt the need to come back and comment up here) he warned people about starting a conversation about the seperation of church and state.
I'm not sure if all these "rules" come from low self esteem and deep seated insecurity (I mean, knowing him personally, he's a great guy, and I doubt he would) or if he just thinks that his angst is really better than your angst (i.e., less inane and superficial...ha! All of our angst is inane and superficial)
Regardless, we'll let him do as he wants. I think it's just a phase? I mean, if not, he can be as mean and bossy as suits his fancy. We still think he's a cool dude, and other people will post stuff he doesn't like regardless.
I.e., everything is fine :D
I didn't ask to be an admin. While I appreciate the honor, in the end, it really doesn't amount to anything. Since I got my username, I have been like this. Everyone acts like it's a new thing - it really isn't. I've never been nice to the idiots etc. on this website. I am an opinionated, argumentative person. This is where I come to vent.
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